What are the lyrics about ?
[Edited 8/2/06 15:59pm]

Count the days

Here's a church, here's a steeple
Here's a muthafucka that I gotta blow away
Here's my chance 2 cure the ills of the people
But not until I make this muthafucka pay
And oh, baby I count the days

(Yeah yes)
I count the days

Here's the interview, here's the time
If I keep your secrets, will U keep mine?
If we hurry, we can catch the train
If it was left up 2 U, I would die in pain
(That's why) I count the days

(Oh yeah)
Whoa, I'm counting (Oh)
Hear me (Hear me)
(Days) (Days) Days
Counting the days

Great day in the morning
My choir sing a pretty song
Every day I'm with your ass is another day wasted
I swear is a day 2 long

Counting
Like Frankie Beverly without Maze
I'm counting
Muthafucka, I count the days

Can I count on? (Hey)
Count on? (Counting)
Count on? (Hey yeah)
I count the days (Days)

Count the days {repeat til fade}

Dewrede said:

It was about him wanting his contract with WB to end ... as soon as possible.

Really ?

Yeah in that perspective the lyrics make sense indeed
Thanks
[Edited 8/2/06 16:01pm]

Nice sweet melody for such bitter lyrics , btw

I love this little gem of a song.

I think it´s much more than that, as with most Prince songs.

It could also be interpreted as an example of wasting your precious lifetime doing negative things instead of doing something positive ( here´s my chance to cure the ills of the people but not unitl I make this muthafucka pay , for instance, could be about a young man in a gang controlled neighborhood who, instead of going to college and becoming a doctor or scientist, prefers to kill his opponents first because that´s his first priority ). You know Prince has always emphasized positivity and education in his lyrics...this is in some way reminiscent of Positivity off the Lovesexy album

It could also be interpreted as a song about a relationship that has turned into something ugly and bitter, a love-hate relationship that is just a monumental waste of time. ( everyday I´m with your ass is another wasted I swear it´s a day too long etc.etc.)

The "catch the train " lyric is reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield´d People Get Ready, and remember o+> would often cover Mayfield´s song during this particular era ( the Ultimate Live Experience /Gold Experience tour in 95) . It means you can achieve things in life if you give your best and don´t give up, if you have enough discipline..again, a lyric about perseverance and being hardworking and positive and ambitiuos.

If I was left up to you I would die in pain could mean that you always have to fight for your rights and your goals in order to make it , nothing comes for free, especially in politics....remember the videoclip scenes to this particular lyric showed images of black people in the 60´s marching for equal rights.

And so on ...gotta get some sleep now...

What If6wuz9 said is also true , like I said, it can be interpreted in different ways...the WB fiasco is definitely part of the interpretation too.

bkw said:

me too

KoolEaze said:

Thanks

You´re welcome . It´s one of my favorite Prince songs.The video is nice, too. They have it over at housequake.
Also check out Curtis Mayfield´s People Get Ready ( I´m sure you know this song).

When Prince covered that song during the 95 tour I first expected him to play Count The Days and then realized after a few seconds that he was going to sing People Get Ready as an intro for the aftershow ( Paradiso and Belgium ). Both songs are great ,many fans hear the influence of Mayfield´s song but I think Count The Days is still a very original and spiritual song, albeit a bit dark and melancholical.

One of my all time favorite songs , he wrote a lot of great songs from 1994-95.
I love the cryptic lyrics in this one and the beautiful music, the way he plays acoustic guitar.

You mean the live video where he's performing as Tora Tora i reckon
I have that , very nice indeed

I don't have People Get Ready , i'll look for it

Haven't heard much of Mayfield unfortunately
I'll check him out

Beautiful guitar playing indeed on this song

i love it when he says motherfucka

look, don't get me wrong.. but i think count the days means count the toes. Pedicure.

KoolEaze said:

now you're making me jealous

maniraptess said:

maniraptess said:

Have you never seen him live ?

also compatible with count the stars? i used to do that when i was a child.